1. To encourage retired teachers to take an active interest in the affairs of the Central East Retired Teachers' Association and the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association.

2. To help our members keep informed about proposed changes that will likely affect them.

3. To maintain liaison with other groups interested in retired persons and their needs.

4. To give an organizational voice about our concerns to other organizations and to government bodies.

1. CERTA accepts as a member, with voting power, any retired teacher, who is receiving a pension from the Alberta Teacher's Retirement fund.

2. CERTA will accept into full membership any teacher fifty-five (55) or over, who will not receive an ATRF pension, but who can provide proof in writing of having made pension contributions to ATRF for five (5) or more years.

3. CERTA will accept into full membership any retired pre-pensionable aged teacher who has taught and contributed to the ATRF for five (5) or more years and who will receive an ATRF pension at age fifty-five (55) or older. Proof of contributions to the ATRF must be provided in writing.

4. CERTA accepts the following as associate members with voting privileges for issues of local concern:

• the spouse of any retired teacher
• the widow or widower of any retired teacher
• a retired teacher from another province, or from another educational institution, or
• any retired teacher, who has been unable to qualify for an Alberta Teacher's Retirement Fund Pension.

5. Membership is contingent upon the payment of the annual fee.

6. CERTA may, at its discretion, grant an honorary life membership.  

• A Past-President
• A President
• A President Elect
• A Vice-President
• A Secretary
• A Treasurer
• A Branch Pension Representative
• A Branch Benefits Representative
• Members-at-large as determined by the executive
• Any member of CERTA, who is an officer of ARTA Executive and/or the ARTA Pension Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 Section II

Executive

1. The executive shall be elected at the annual meeting in June for a one year term.

2. The executive shall take office immediately after the close of the AGM at which they are elected or if appointed immediately upon appointment.

3. An Executive Officer may resign from the Executive at any time by giving notice in writing to the Secretary.

4. The President may not be elected to the Executive for more than two (2) consecutive terms.

5. A Nominating Committee, chaired by the Past-President shall be named by the Past-President in consultation with the executive, to prepare a slate of officers.

6. Additional nominations shall be made from the floor.

7. If the office of the President falls vacant, the President Elect shall be appointed to complete the unexpired term.

8. Executive may fill any other vacancies as deemed advisable.

Section III

Liaison with ARTA

It shall be the responsibility of the executive to name a slate of delegates to attend the AGM of the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association.

Article V

Committees

1. Committees or other executive officers shall be named by the executive when found to be necessary.

2. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.

3. The quorum for a committee shall be the majority of its members.

Article VI

Meetings

1. The executive shall be responsible for calling an annual general meeting in June and 3 other regular or special meetings.

2. The quorum for all general meetings of the association shall consist of any two (2) executive officers plus eight (8) other voting members.

3. An emergent general meeting may be called by the President.

4. On the written request of one-third or more of the membership and emergent general meeting will be called within one (1) week by the President, following the usual notification process. The request must include the agenda.

Article VII

Financial

1. The Financial year shall be July 1 to June 30.

2. The accounts of the Association shall be audited as directed by the Executive subject to the approval by the Annual General meeting.

3. Signing authority will require two signatures as designated by the Executive.

4. All incurred reasonable expenses will be remunerated by the Association on approval of the general assembly.

Article VIII

Fees

Article IX

Amendments

Membership Fees shall be determined from time-to-time by the general membership on recommendation by the executive.

 Article X

Procedure

These by-laws will be consistent with ARTA policies and procedures as outlined in their By-laws and Policies and Procedures Manual. In the event of any question ARTA provisions prevail.